4 EVS CHANGING THE WAY WE MOVE

Transportation accounts for more than one-third of carbon dioxide emissions in Sweden , and nearly half of these originate with freight transport methods . This summer , the Scandinavian country decided to put a new method of truck transit to the test on a 2km stretch of motorway north of Sweden . And they call it , quite rightly , an “ eHighway ”.

Specially-designed Scania trucks will travel along the eHighway , made by engineering titan Siemens , using a pantograph which feeds power to the vehicle ’ s via overhead wires . It ’ s not all that different to your standard tram or trolley system .

“ By far the greatest part of the goods transported in Sweden goes on the road , but only a limited part of the goods can be moved to other traffic types ,” said Anders Berndtsson , Chief Strategist at the Swedish Transport Administration , in a statement . “ That is why we must free the trucks from their dependence on fossil fuels , so that they can be used also in the future . Electric roads offer this possibility and are an excellent complement to the transport system .”

The eHighway will reduce the energy consumption of the freight trucks — as well as local air pollution — by half . The trial of the technology will last two years .

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